The Recurrent Energy developed 5 MWp Rio Grande project is the smallest in a six solar PV project portfolio acquired by Google and KKR in November 2013. The Rio Grande project sits on 50 acres of vacant desert land located next to an old mine. (Photo: Business Wire)

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recurrent Energy, a leading North American solar project developer,
today announced the commercial operation of six solar photovoltaic (PV)
projects totaling 106 megawatts peak (MWp)/88 megawatts AC (MWac) in
Southern California and Arizona.

The six-project portfolio, which includes five projects in Southern
California and one in Arizona, will provide power to three offtakers,
including Southern California Edison. In total, the six projects will
generate enough clean solar electricity to power more than 17,000 U.S.
homes.

“These six solar projects represent tremendous collaboration with county
officials, the local communities, wildlife agencies and power
utilities,” said Sheldon Kimber, COO of Recurrent Energy. “Working with
these key stakeholders where these projects are sited helps move us into
a new era of clean and affordable power.”

Four of the six projects are located in Kern County, Calif.; one is
located in the City of Adelanto, Calif.; and the sixth is located in
Maricopa County, Ariz. The development and operation of these six
projects has provided the communities with local investment and both
short-term and long-term job creation. In aggregate, the six projects
created more than 500 jobs during the construction phase alone.

“Kern County is quickly becoming the renewable energy center for
California, and we welcome the economic and environmental benefits that
solar investment can deliver to our communities,” said Zack Scrivner,
Board of Supervisors, Kern County. “We are proud to have contributed to
55 megawatts of clean solar power being brought online.”

“At Google we believe that investing in renewable energy is good for
business and good for the environment,” said Kojo Ako-Asare, Google’s
Head of Corporate Finance. “We’re pleased that these facilities have
come online, generating both energy and jobs for the local community.”

“With these newly operational facilities, we are growing our clean
energy resources in North America,” said Ravi Gupta, a senior member of
KKR’s Infrastructure team. “We are grateful to all the parties who
worked hard to make everything operational in record time.”

About Recurrent Energy

Recurrent Energy is redefining what it means to be a mainstream clean
energy company, with a fleet of utility-scale solar plants that provide
competitive clean electricity. The company has more than 2 GW of solar
projects in development in North America. Additional details are
available at: www.recurrentenergy.com